Core coverage of emerging technologies, hardware, software, AI, security, and innovations shaping the future of the digital world.
The Wonka Elevator Is Now A Reality!
If you were one of the people that was amazed by the insanely awesome elevator in the end of "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory" or the original movie "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory" and wished your heart out for it to become a reality, you're in luck. A couple of hot air balloon enthusia ...
You Think Your Password Is Private? Think Again.
The Georgia Institute of Technology, a school only a few miles away from me, revealed some interesting results from their intense research this week.
According to CNN, "The researchers used clusters of graphics cards to crack eight-character passwords in less than two hours." Yes, that means eve ...
Steampunk: Amazing USB Drive From The Past
It's like we have already gone through the apocalypse, and all we can do is just patch together old devices to form new ones. The unique features and design each steampunk gadget has is an inspiration that keeps on growing on you again and again. I remember when I played Myst and Riven for the fir ...
Translate The World With This Transparent Translator
The world is growing ever smaller, and we are communicating across borders, across languages and even across cultures. It is not always the easiest of things to translate signs, languages or any other cultural boundaries. Sometimes it's hard to even stay focused as you're trying to get a full over ...
An Illuminated Calculating USB Hub Mouse Pad!
At first I was a little skeptical when I stumbled upon this multi-use gadget. However, then I started to see the actual genius in it. I couldn't even tell you how many times I have had to start the calculator when working on designs and code. It's all very annoying and takes up screen space, but ...
Steampunk Chain Smoking Machine
Did you ever think about why you're smoking? Better yet, have you ever thought about how many times people have told you that it's bad for your health? It's like you have stopped reflecting about it, and whatever they say is only noise to you. And, the nicotine patches sure don't work, so why bot ...
No More Mouse: MIT Invents Invisible Mouse!
We all knew that the day would come, the day when something would make the mouse obsolete. Many prominent tech company leaders have suggested that we will no longer be using a mouse in the future, and by the looks of it, it seems to be true. Even though the mouse is a great tool for navigating our ...
Nanotech Tea Bag Provides Drinking Water For Less Than A Penny
A huge breakthrough has been made to create safe drinking water from polluted water sources around the world. It's a vital aspect for the growth of under developed countries, and could help eliminate a string of diseases connected to contaminated water. The solution is simple and was tried before, ...
Designer Tool: Sketching Support For The iPad!
As a designer, I am constantly facing a hardware meltdown when using technological tools to make my work easier and more creative. The iPad has been a huge help when coming up with new ideas for both Bit Rebels as well as client design requests. When I first tried out the iPad for my purposes, I w ...
Finally A Real QWERTY Keyboard For The iPhone 4!
It's on everyone's wish list pretty much, and it's something that Apple just hasn't looked into, yet. Maybe they never will, but I am sure many people would like to have the opportunity to be able to choose if they want to use the touch screen keyboard to type or a real QWERTY keyboard. There are ...
Introducing… Hello Kitty Nerd Mimobot Flash Drives!
It's interesting what can happen in a year. A year ago, I didn't mind Hello Kitty too much. She was cute, cuddly and all over the mall, everywhere I looked. Then, several months ago, Hello Kitty started to overtake my life, showing up in my Google searches and invading my Internet everyday.
I ...
With This There’s No Need For A Universal Remote Control!
Our gadgets are getting more and more advanced, and most are now capable of being controlled using... well... a remote control. A lot of people have invested money in a universal remote control. This way, they never have to worry about not using the right remote for a specific gadget. You simply ...
Augmented Reality Enters The Kingdom Of… Cookies!
Oh hell yes!! I'm so excited about this one. I love technology almost as much as I love cookies; so combining them both is like finding the Holy Grail to me.
Look out Willy Wonka; augmented reality has entered your kingdom! A group of extremely smart people at the University of Tokyo, led by Ta ...
Now There’s One Thing Better Than The Remote…
Are you constantly watching TV when you come home from work? Do you feel it is your calling to catch every single minute of every series broadcast since the day you were born? Then you are probably dead tired of having to switch the channels on your TV. I mean, good thing you have a remote, right ...
This Is The World’s Most Useless Machine EVER!
Every day there are new products being launched and put onto the shelves in the shops we visit. Some of them become instant successes while others dwindle into the darkness. A failure can come as fast as the product became known and vice versa. However, is there a device or a machine that we woul ...